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Meowmee

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34. I used to like Jeffrey Deaver
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:14 AM
Dec 2024

For some reason, I can’t remember the other authors I used to read, but I am going to look up Rosenfelt, if it has cats and dogs in it I’m sure I’ll like it. 😹 The last one I read by Jeffrey Deaver was very grim though… I think it was scaring me too much. More recently when we had a power failure I read a book I had purchased on kindle or maybe it was free I had never read. It was OK. I can’t remember the name of it. It was sort of a mystery… not written by anybody well known and the writing style was tedious but I still wanted to know what happened. 19 in a week is amazing!

I just bought a book for a friend of my father that we visited. She fell and had a brain injury and she’s now in assisted living. She said she likes to read mysteries so I bought her a novel for next time we visit by Ryley Sager, The House Across the Lake… it looks like a mystery maybe… and some of my father’s books one by Bartholomew Gill and a novel by Martin Cruz Smith…I’m going to give her those too.

Unfortunately, I was not able to visit her again because I had a lot of health emergency stuff going on, but hopefully soon… I think she has been moved to a different place now… I have to call and see. She seemed to be doing a lot better than our friend described. She remembered a lot of things and talked in detail about a lot with us, but they said she had short-term memory damage, she did not seem to be that bad at all to me from what I expected.

I also bought The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman on clearance a few years ago on audio/ DVD and never listened to it yet, hopefully soon. 😀

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I read as a distraction SheltieLover Dec 2024 #1
Good idea Meowmee Dec 2024 #2
That's what I read! Cozies. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #6
I used to like Jeffrey Deaver Meowmee Dec 2024 #34
Thx for sharing. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #42
I'm listening to a sonnet every evening. viva la Dec 2024 #3
Great, I am going to try that too 😀 Meowmee Dec 2024 #4
How wonderful! Thank you! Tanuki Dec 2024 #12
I recorded myself reading poets. Made 3 to give to my grandkids so they remember my voice. CTyankee Dec 2024 #24
I love that! viva la Dec 2024 #30
Ten minutes of Bach in the morning FalloutShelter Dec 2024 #5
Something upbeat by Mozart always makes me happy. CTyankee Dec 2024 #41
Painting is a great distraction as well. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #7
I used to paint a lot Meowmee Dec 2024 #9
Sorry to hear you had to stop painging. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #11
That's my therapy too LSparkle Dec 2024 #28
That sounds like a great idea! SheltieLover Dec 2024 #33
Wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing how you are coping. Mike 03 Dec 2024 #8
Watching comedies Keepthesoulalive Dec 2024 #10
I love cooking videos and cats/ dogs Meowmee Dec 2024 #35
Citrus can be a little temperamental Keepthesoulalive Dec 2024 #43
If you want to hug a dog crud Dec 2024 #13
Good idea 😀 Meowmee Dec 2024 #14
I'd go insane if it weren't for art and music thebigidea Dec 2024 #15
That is good 😀 Meowmee Dec 2024 #16
I've been going through everything I have put in my attic over the past 34 years Quiet Em Dec 2024 #17
I love music Meowmee Dec 2024 #19
Music soothes me. I've always found it to be so healing. Quiet Em Dec 2024 #21
Yeah, I think I'm going to feel the same way. Why am I holding onto this. Meowmee Dec 2024 #36
I've been playing more bridge. ananda Dec 2024 #18
Good for you. While you're at it, you might consider Mr. Rogers' advice: look for the helpers. ancianita Dec 2024 #20
Walk around the house if it's too cold outside BOSSHOG Dec 2024 #22
You're right Meowmee Dec 2024 #37
"How I found post-election peace of mind (and a good night's sleep)." - thread from a week ago nmmi Dec 2024 #23
Haven't watched/listened to news since 9 Nov 2016 musette_sf Dec 2024 #25
Buying wine by the case helps me through these troubled times. nt yaesu Dec 2024 #26
Sounds good 😀😹 Meowmee Dec 2024 #38
My list: Dulcinea Dec 2024 #27
Find a giving tree KT2000 Dec 2024 #29
Bookmarked and following. love_katz Dec 2024 #31
Cancelled Amazon Prime chowmama Dec 2024 #32
Wow Meowmee Dec 2024 #39
This is great and we need to do this more JI7 Dec 2024 #40
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